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Walt Disney

Born: December 5, 1901

Died: December 15, 1966

Nationality: American

Occupation: Cartoonist

Biography: Walter Elias Walt Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O.

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Walt Disney

“A man should never neglect his family for business.”

- Walt Disney

Source/Notes: Ch. 14 : The Real Walt Disney, p. 361 - How to Be Like Walt : Capturing the Magic Every Day of Your Life (2004)

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“All cartoon characters and fables must be exaggeration, caricatures. It is the very nature of fantasy and fable.”

- Walt Disney

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“All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.”

- Walt Disney

Source/Notes: As quoted in The Story of Walt Disney (1957)

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“Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive. This facility makes it the most versatile and explicit means of communication yet devised for quick mass appreciation.”

- Walt Disney

Source/Notes: As quoted in OpenGL Shading Language (2006) by Randi J. Rost, p. 411

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“Animation is different from other parts. Its language is the language of caricature. Our most difficult job was to develop the cartoon's unnatural but seemingly natural anatomy for humans and animals.”

- Walt Disney

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“Animation offers a medium of story telling and visual entertainment which can bring pleasure and information to people of all ages everywhere in the world.”

- Walt Disney

Source/Notes: As quoted in COSI exhibit explores world of cartoons by Jeffrey Zupanic in The Review (2 August 2007)

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“Crowded classrooms and half-day sessions are a tragic waste of our greatest national resource - the minds of our children.”

- Walt Disney

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“Disneyland is a work of love. We didn't go into Disneyland just with the idea of making money.”

- Walt Disney

Source/Notes: The Quotable Walt Disney (2001)

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“Disneyland is the star, everything else is in the supporting role.”

- Walt Disney

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“Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world.”

- Walt Disney

Source/Notes: A similar quotes about EPCOT and other similar statements about Disneyland also exist. - The Quotable Walt Disney (2001)

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“I am not influenced by the techniques or fashions of any other motion picture company.”

- Walt Disney

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“I believe in being an innovator.”

- Walt Disney

Source/Notes: As quoted in Cult of the Mouse : Can We Stop Corporate Greed From Killing Innovation in America? (2004) by Henry M. Caroselli, p. 94

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“I do not like to repeat successes, I like to go on to other things.”

- Walt Disney

Source/Notes: As quoted in Success (2003) by Ariel Books

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“I don't like formal gardens. I like wild nature. It's just the wilderness instinct in me, I guess.”

- Walt Disney

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